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House beautiful ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠎⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀
⠠⠓⠊⠛⠓⠖⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠺⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠑⠙⠀
⠑⠍⠃⠇⠑⠍⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠗⠕⠥⠙⠇⠽⠀⠺⠕⠗⠝⠀⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀
⠠⠉⠁⠊⠁⠏⠓⠁⠎⠂⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠕⠇⠇⠥⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠉⠞
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⠊⠍⠁⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠞⠑⠙⠀⠎⠑⠏⠥⠇⠉⠓⠗⠑⠀⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀
⠧⠊⠧⠊⠙⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠥⠎⠆⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠀⠋⠁⠊⠗⠂⠀⠏⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀
⠓⠕⠇⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠁⠗⠅⠀⠍⠊⠝⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠊⠝⠀⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠋⠑⠎⠞⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠉⠕⠗⠗⠥⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠠⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠑⠎⠞⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠀⠏⠥⠗⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠓⠕⠇⠽⠂⠀⠓⠁⠗⠍⠇⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀
⠥⠝⠙⠑⠋⠊⠇⠑⠙⠂⠀⠎⠑⠏⠁⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠎⠊⠝⠝⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀
⠺⠁⠎⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠺⠕⠗⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠃⠇⠑⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠑⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠗⠕⠺⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠕⠗⠝⠎⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠑⠁⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠍⠊⠞⠗⠑⠆⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠠⠠⠓⠕⠇⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠠⠠⠞⠕⠀
⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠕⠗⠝⠑⠀⠁⠇⠕⠋⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠃⠗⠕⠺⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠀⠺⠕⠧⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠁⠁⠗⠕⠝⠀⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠊⠵⠑⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞
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⠠⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠠⠓⠊⠍⠂⠀⠁⠗⠗⠁⠽⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠚⠑⠎⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠏⠕⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠏⠥⠗⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠅⠝⠑⠑⠀⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠃⠕⠺⠂⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠄⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠥⠙⠑⠎⠞⠀⠅⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠙⠕⠺⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠙⠕⠗⠑⠀⠠⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠞⠞⠑⠗⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀

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